Tag: US Sanctions

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US hands out sanctions ‘like parking tickets’ to influence elections (Full show)

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President Biden has vowed that Russia “will pay a price” for purported meddling in US elections. Meanwhile, his fledgling administration has already bombed Syria and imposed sanctions on both China and Russia. Rick Sanchez examines the long list of countries the US has sanctioned and explains how, while once a very big deal requiring acts of Congress and involving fierce national debate … Read More >US hands out sanctions ‘like parking tickets’ to influence elections (Full show)

Categories Latin America

US to Increase Pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro ‘Multilaterally’

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The United States plans to multilaterally increase pressure on Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, by working with global partners to bring about an electoral solution to the ongoing political crisis in the country, a senior US administration official told reporters. … Read More >US to Increase Pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro ‘Multilaterally’

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Biden Iran envoy boasted of depriving civilians of food, driving up Iranian inequality in sadistic sanctions manual

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Richard Nephew has taken personal credit for depriving Iranians of food and driving up their unemployment rates, celebrating the economic destruction he caused as “a tremendous success.” Under Biden, he will help direct policy on Iran. … Read More >Biden Iran envoy boasted of depriving civilians of food, driving up Iranian inequality in sadistic sanctions manual

Categories Latin America

Venezuelan Opposition Claims Caracas Sent Over $1 Bln in Gold to Mali in Bullion-for-Cash Scheme

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Caracas has been forced to come up with some creative ways to come up with funds amid crushing US sanctions targeting its energy sector, exports, and even the import of basic necessities like medical supplies. The crisis has been compounded by the freezing and seizure of tens of billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets held abroad. … Read More >Venezuelan Opposition Claims Caracas Sent Over $1 Bln in Gold to Mali in Bullion-for-Cash Scheme

Categories Middle East

Lebanon’s central bank chief says he’s suing Bloomberg for report claiming US mulling sanctions on him over corruption

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Lebanon’s central bank governor said he will file legal action against Bloomberg and one of its journalists over a story it published claiming that the US was considering sanctions against him as part of a wider corruption probe. … Read More >Lebanon’s central bank chief says he’s suing Bloomberg for report claiming US mulling sanctions on him over corruption

Categories World

US announces sanctions on top Ukrainian oligarch & Zelensky ally Kolomoisky for ‘undermining democratic processes’ in country

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Washington has introduced a package of measures against a billionaire Ukrainian businessman and long-time supporter of the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. The US claims he has used his political links for personal gain. … Read More >US announces sanctions on top Ukrainian oligarch & Zelensky ally Kolomoisky for ‘undermining democratic processes’ in country

Categories Russia

New Western sanctions against Russian officials over jailing of opposition figure Navalny ‘outrageous’ & ineffective, says Kremlin

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A package of new travel and financial restrictions unveiled by the US and the EU this week are toothless and will have little to no impact at all on Russian officials targeted by them, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has claimed. … Read More >New Western sanctions against Russian officials over jailing of opposition figure Navalny ‘outrageous’ & ineffective, says Kremlin

Categories Middle East

US sanctions leaders of Yemen’s Houthi rebels for ‘prolonging civil war and exacerbating humanitarian crisis’

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The US has slapped sanctions on two key figures of Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement following the Biden administration’s recent calls for the Iran-backed group to help end the Yemeni Civil War. … Read More >US sanctions leaders of Yemen’s Houthi rebels for ‘prolonging civil war and exacerbating humanitarian crisis’